Airline baggage fees on international flightsSeptember 30th, 2009 Airline baggage fees on international flightsThe big U.S. airlines are charging baggage fees on some international flights, generally coach tickets between Europe and the U.S.
Transportation Department report says airlines' operating margin losses improved in 2QSeptember 21st, 2009 Govt report says airline margin losses improvedWASHINGTON — Helped by fees on baggage, the nation's airlines posted better operating margins in the second quarter. Low-cost and regional airlines had their first profitable operating margin since the third quarter of 2007, the U.S.
Airlines asked not to overcharge passengersSeptember 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Civil aviation authorities Thursday asked all airlines to restrain from raising fares when the Jet Airlines pilots are on strike. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has written to all airlines not to charge higher fares and limit their charges to those prevailing last week, a civil aviation ministry spokesperson said.
The Transportation Department's on-time arrival ranking for US airlinesSeptember 8th, 2009 DOT releases airline delay list for AugustThe percentage of airline flights in August that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, according to the U.S. Transportation Department:
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Airlines July on-time arrival ratings improve, with Southwest tops among big carriersSeptember 8th, 2009 Airlines improve on-time arrival ratings in JulyMINNEAPOLIS — Airline passengers got to their destination on time a little more often in July. The Transportation Department said on Tuesday that 77.6 percent of airline flights arrived on time, up from 75.7 percent during the same month last year.
Frontier raises baggage fees, reduces some change feesSeptember 4th, 2009 Frontier raises baggage feesDENVER — Frontier Airlines said on Friday it was raising baggage fees and reducing a fee to change tickets. The Denver-based airline said it would begin charging $20 for the first checked bag and $30 for the second, up from $15 and $25.
Compensation for injured air passengers raised: PatelJuly 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - India has become the 91st member of the Montreal Convention on Civil Aviation that imposes strict penalties on carriers for the death of passengers due to negligence, the parliament was told Thursday. Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said after Indias accession to the Montreal Convention, the amount of compensation for death or bodily injury to passengers would now be enhanced from $20,000 to $140,000.
Inspector general: Congress needs to keep closer watch on FAA safety oversight of airlinesJune 10th, 2009 Investigator: FAA missing inspections at airlinesWASHINGTON — A government watchdog says the Federal Aviation Administration is missing safety inspections at major airlines. The Transportation Department's inspector general, Calvin Scovel, said Wednesday that the cozy relationship between FAA inspectors and Southwest Airlines that he warned Congress about last year extends to more offices within the agency and more airlines than previously known.
Stowaway discovered among baggage at Dulles International Airport after flight from EthiopiaJune 8th, 2009 Stowaway from Ethiopia found among Dulles baggageCHANTILLY, Va. — Federal authorities say they've discovered a stowaway who arrived at a Washington-area airport in the cargo hold of a flight from Ethiopia.
Container sucked into engine of Japan Airlines 747 on ground at Los Angeles InternationalMay 12th, 2009 Airliner engine ingests object on ground at LAXLOS ANGELES — Authorities say a metal baggage container was sucked into an engine of a Boeing 747 at Los Angeles International Airport. No one was injured.
Airlines' March on-time performance better than year ago, but worse than February of this yearMay 12th, 2009 Airlines' on-time performance improves in MarchATLANTA — U.S. airlines' on-time performance and baggage handling improved in March compared with a year ago, but was worse than in February of this year, government data released Tuesday shows.
India joins Montreal Convention on compensating air passengersMay 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India has become the 91st member of the Montreal Convention on Civil Aviation that imposes strict penalties on carriers for the death of passengers due to negligence and fixes higher insurance premium towards air disasters. The provisions of the convention will take effect June 30 through the Carriage by Air (Amendment) Act 2009, that India has enacted, covering the international carriage of passengers, baggage or cargo by airlines, an official statement said Monday.
LexisNexis warns 32,000 people their personal data may have been viewed by former customersMay 2nd, 2009 LexisNexis warns 32,000 of possible data breachNEW YORK — The LexisNexis online information service is warning 32,000 people their personal information may have been improperly accessed in a credit card fraud scheme that postal officials say bilked hundreds. New York-based LexisNexis says in a letter mailed Friday that former customers of the service may have viewed information including names, birth dates and Social Security numbers.
Court fines airline Rs.20,000 for lost baggageApril 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A Delhi consumer court held an international airline guilty of deficiency in services and asked it to pay Rs.20,000 as compensation to a customer for losing his bags. The Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission Thursday held Kuwait Airways guilty of causing mental tension and discomfort to Moti Lal Saini.
Malaysian Airlines told to pay for mishandling luggageJanuary 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Holding Malaysian Airlines responsible for mishandling a passenger's baggage, a consumer court here has asked it to pay Rs.315,000 - the price of the damaged luggage - alongwith with the cost of litigation. The Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission headed by Justice J.D.
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